The cracking sound startled us.
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Cracking
//ˈkɹækɪŋ//
Synonyms for "cracking" (122 found)
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Related words (61)
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19 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- отличен adj (great)
- чудесен adj (great)
- напукване noun (formation of cracks)
- плющене noun (production of crack sound)
Catalan
1 entries- craqueig noun (thermal decomposition)
Finnish
4 entries- huima adj (great)
- mahtava adj (enjoyable)
- halkeilu noun (formation of cracks)
- krakkaus noun (thermal decomposition)
Indonesian
1 entries- perengkahan noun (thermal decomposition)
Malay
1 entries- peretakan noun (thermal decomposition)
Māori
1 entries- wāwāhitanga noun (thermal decomposition)
Persian
1 entries- کراکینگ noun (thermal decomposition)
Spanish
1 entries- agrietamiento noun (formation of cracks)
Swedish
4 entries- fantastisk adj (enjoyable)
- grym adj (great)
- grym adj (enjoyable)
- väldig adj (great)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Let's get cracking at 8.
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The city is cracking down on drunk drivers and giving them fines.
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When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up.
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